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● Apr 06
[01:02]	TR News	 (NEW):  9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 5th, 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_April_5th_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_April_5th_2026.gmi 
[01:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 5th, 2026
● Apr 06
[02:40]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-050426.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-050426.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-050426.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-050426.txt
[02:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, April 05, 2026
[02:41]	TR News	Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-050426.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-050426.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-050426.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-050426.txt
[02:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, April 05, 2026
[02:42]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-050426.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-050426.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-050426.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-050426.txt
[02:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, April 05, 2026
[02:43]	TR News	Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-050426.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-050426.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-050426.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-050426.txt
[02:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, April 05, 2026
[02:50]	TR News	Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-04-05.txt
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● Apr 06
[04:30]	TR News	"You can see why IFPI (ifpi.org) no longer gives its full name: International Federation of the Phonographic Industry." https://doc.searls.com/2026/04/04/an-immodest-proposal-for-the-music-industry/ | Source: Doc Searls
[04:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-doc.searls.com | An Immodest Proposal for the Music Industry Doc Searls Weblog
[04:30]	TR News	"Arguing with robots has become something of a hobby of mine." https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/04/today-i-woke-up-and-chose-violence/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski
[04:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/04/today-i-woke-up-and-chose-violence/ )
[04:30]	TR News	"AI music platform Sunos policy is that it does not permit the use of copyrighted material. You can upload your own tracks to remix or set your original lyrics to AI-generated music." https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/906896/sunos-copyright-ai-music-covers | Source: The Verge
[04:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theverge.com | Suno is a music copyright nightmare capable of pumping out AI cover slop | The Verge
[04:30]	TR News	"Last week's Supreme Court decision in Cox Communications reshaped the piracy liability landscape, creating new urgency for site-blocking legislation in Congress." https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-lawmakers-work-on-unified-site-blocking-bill-to-counter-online-piracy/ | Source: Torrent Freak
[04:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-U.S. Lawmakers Work on Unified Site-Blocking Bill to Counter Online Piracy * TorrentFreak
[04:32]	TR News	[Old] "Furthermore, Microsoft consultants working within the governments agencies to assist with the implementation of the companys tools reportedly created a dependency on its services" https://www.techradar.com/pro/microsoft-accused-of-creating-a-monopoly-on-us-government-systems-through-free-upgrades | Source: TechRadar
[04:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Microsoft accused of creating a monopoly on US government systems through free upgrades | TechRadar
[04:32]	TR News	[Old] "The formal investigation began in November 2024, when Khan signed off on a sprawling civil investigative demand spanning hundreds of pages." https://samexpert.com/ftc-microsoft-investigation-2025/ |
[04:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-samexpert.com | FTC vs Microsoft: The Broadest Antitrust Probe Since the 1990s
[04:32]	TR News	"I have spent the last month trying to remove Microsoft from my digital life. I traded Outlook for Gmail, OneDrive for Google Drive, and Word for Docs, and for a while, the transition was smooth." https://www.androidpolice.com/unable-to-switch-from-microsoft-to-google-ecosystem-because-of-single-app/ | Source: Android Police
[04:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.androidpolice.com | I'm unable to switch from Microsoft to Google ecosystem because of this single app
[04:33]	TR News	"APNIC recently welcomed Dr Yang Guoliang, President of the Future Network Research Institute of Xiongan (in person)" https://blog.apnic.net/2026/04/06/xiongan-new-area-delegates-visit-apnic/ | Source: APNIC
[04:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.apnic.net | Strengthening IPv6 collaboration: Xiongan New Area delegates visit APNIC | APNIC Blog
[04:34]	TR News	Happy Easter Monday
[04:35]	TR News	Original gone from Archive.org https://techrights.org/o/2009/04/01/microsoft-employee-on-msft/index.shtml
[04:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | (Former) Microsoft Employee Tells Why the Company is Doomed, Moves to GNU/Linux
[04:35]	TR News	"Amazon has long exploited subcontracting to avoid taking responsibility for its delivery drivers. A bill introduced by socialist New York City Councilor Tiffany Cabn would force the e-commerce giant to directly employ its drivers" https://jacobin.com/2026/04/nyc-amazon-delivery-subcontracting-caban-bill/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
[04:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jacobin.com | New York Is Closing In on Amazons Shady Delivery System
[04:36]	TR News	"Advocates say ICE arrests continue daily across Chicagoland, even as tactics grow more targeted and less visible." https://truthout.org/articles/ice-presence-persists-in-chicago-as-raids-shift-to-quieter-tactics/ | Source: TruthOut
[04:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | ICE Presence Persists in Chicago as Raids Shift to Quieter Tactics | Truthout
[04:38]	TR News	"Alaranta characterises Turkey's actions as a "witch hunt"." https://yle.fi/a/74-20219073 | Source: YLE
[04:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yle.fi | Turkey demands that Finland hand over 12 citizens, researcher sees political "witch hunt" | Yle News | Yle
[04:38]	TR News	"a free speech row stretching far beyond the county's borders." https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-56590417 | Source: BBC
[04:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bbc.com | Batley Grammar School: Blasphemy debate leaves town 'at crossroads'
[04:38]	TR News	[Old] "he and his family are still in hiding." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/31/batley-school-what-teacher-in-hiding-can-tell-us-about-our-failure-to-tackle-intolerance | Source: The Guardian UK
[04:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | What a teacher in hiding can tell us about our failure to tackle intolerance | Kenan Malik | The Guardian
[04:38]	TR News	[Old] "fearing for his life" https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/devastated-batley-teacher-fearing-life-20282177 | Source: Yorkshire Live
[04:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.examinerlive.co.uk | 'Devastated' Batley teacher 'fearing for his life' as he goes into hiding after Prophet Muhammad cartoon row - Yorkshire Live
[04:38]	TR News	"Then I came round to the statue. I wrote that, naturally, it offended me." https://www.thenextmove.org/p/life-lessons-from-lenin | Source: The Next Move
[04:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.thenextmove.org | Life Lessons From Lenin - by David Josef Volodzko
[04:39]	TR News	"after he criticized the illegal U.S.-Israeli war" https://truthout.org/articles/uw-removes-middle-east-center-director-after-criticizing-war/ | Source: TruthOut
[04:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-truthout.org | UW Removes Middle East Center Director After Criticizing War | Truthout
[04:40]	TR News	"These are my thoughts on some of the biggest firms in the technology industry." https://mihobu.net/big-tech-roundup |
[04:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-mihobu.net | Big Tech Roundup - Michael Burkhardts Blog
[04:40]	TR News	"Today the term is mostly lobbed as an insult. Take this example from a recent report by global consulting firm Accenture on why the health-care industry should enthusiastically embrace artificial intelligence: [...]" https://theconversation.com/im-a-luddite-you-should-be-one-too-163172 | Source: The Conversation
[04:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-theconversation.com | Im a Luddite. You should be one too
[04:40]	TR News	"Former CISA boss Jen Easterly and others have called on the industry to stop glamorizing these groups, and instead give them horrible names like "Scrawny Nuisance" or "Evil Ferret."" https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/05/trellix_john_fokker_roasting_crims/ | Source: The Register UK
[04:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Don't glamorize cybercrims, roast them instead The Register
[04:41]	TR News	"Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energys (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have discovered how tiny changes in superhydride structure enable superconductivity at near room temperatures but extreme pressure offering clues for designing more practical superconductors." https://interestingengineering.com/science/us-lab-unlocks-secrets-of-superconductors | Source: Interesting Engineering
[04:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-interestingengineering.com | US scientists unlock secrets of high-temperature superconductors
[04:43]	TR News	Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ 
[04:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights
[04:43]	TR News	Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, April 05, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_April_05_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_April_05_2026.gmi 
[04:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, April 05, 2026
[04:44]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[04:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[04:45]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[04:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
[04:47]	TR News	"OP. The top tier decisions made have much more to do with lining executive pockets than the growth and health of the company. A lot of smoke and hype and use of trending buzzwords, then actual execution." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kndv3jf4
[04:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kndv3jf4 )
[04:47]	TR News	Did IBM Pay thestreet.com for Puff Pieces? (Like It Did With Forbes) http://techrights.org/n/2026/03/30/Did_IBM_Pay_thestreet_com_for_Puff_Pieces_Like_It_Did_With_Forb.shtml
[04:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Did IBM Pay thestreet.com for Puff Pieces? (Like It Did With Forbes)
[04:58]	TR News	Techrights Week 2 of April IBM Layoffs Accelerate Based on Rumours https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Week_2_of_April_IBM_Layoffs_Accelerate_Based_on_Rumours.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Week_2_of_April_IBM_Layoffs_Accelerate_Based_on_Rumours.gmi 
[04:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Week 2 of April IBM Layoffs Accelerate Based on Rumours
● Apr 06
[05:00]	TR News	"To match that output, a Boeing 747 would need to make more than 100,000 round trips between LAX and JFK. At 40 commercial flights a day, thats almost seven years worth of aviation for a few weeks of one war." https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-04-05/iran-war-pollution-military-pentagon-oil | Source: Los Angeles Times
[05:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.latimes.com | Contributor: Unspoken cost of U.S. military is a stunning volume of pollution - Los Angeles Times
[05:01]	TR News	"series of explosive allegations and inconclusive lab results" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/legal-turmoil-charlie-kirk-death-case-1790241 | Source: International Business Times
[05:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Charlie Kirk's Alleged Shooter Tyler Robinson's Case Is Reportedly 'About To Be Dismissed' | IBTimes UK
[05:02]	TR News	"In a statement sent to the BBC" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg3nr83xyvo | Source: BBC
[05:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.bbc.com | German men aged 17-45 may need military approval for long stays abroad
[05:03]	TR News	"The New Mexico jury ordered Meta to pay the state $375 million for failing to protect young users from child predators." https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5764306 | Source: NPR
[05:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-text.npr.org | Verdicts against Meta and Google may bring a new era of big tech accountability
[05:04]	TR News	"Nobody asks the question that matters, which is: velocity toward what, exactly?" https://andrewmurphy.io/blog/if-you-thought-the-speed-of-writing-code-was-your-problem-you-have-bigger-problems |
[05:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-andrewmurphy.io | If you thought the speed of writing code was your problem - you have bigger problems | Debugging Leadership | Debugging Leadership
[05:04]	TR News	"AI chatbot users find themselves dangerously confident in outlandish beliefs" https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.19141 | Source: arXiv
[05:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-arxiv.org | [2602.19141] Sycophantic Chatbots Cause Delusional Spiraling, Even in Ideal Bayesians
[05:04]	TR News	propose
[05:04]	TR News	"In this article, I propose a definition of software slop based on human attention (slop = code that hasn't been reviewed or verified) and sketch out a way to estimate how "sloppy" a piece of software is." https://pscanf.com/s/352/ |
[05:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-pscanf.com | Can We Measure Software Slop? An Experiment
[05:08]	TR News	"There are no shortcuts to doing great work, but if AI is used in this pressure-driven way, it becomes little more than a shortcut machine: a way to get to the end goal faster without really scrutinizing the thinking it took to get there." https://werd.io/cognitive-surrender-leads-ai-users-to-abandon-logical-thinking-research-finds/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller
[05:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-werd.io | "Cognitive surrender" leads AI users to abandon logical thinking, research finds
[05:08]	TR News	"So, how is the performance? I use random strings of up to 1 kilobyte. In all cases, I test that the functions provide the correct count. I did not closely examine the code, so it is possible that mistakes could be hiding in the code" https://lemire.me/blog/2026/04/05/can-your-ai-rewrite-your-code-in-assembly/ | Source: Daniel Lemire
[05:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/04/05/can-your-ai-rewrite-your-code-in-assembly/ )
[05:08]	TR News	"While tech suppliers eye a trillion-dollar opportunity in AI, who carries the can if it goes wrong?" https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/05/ai_agents_liability/ | Source: The Register UK
[05:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theregister.com | Who is liable when AI agents go wrong in business? The Register
[05:09]	TR News	"Owners of some Nissan Leaf electric vehicles are angry after the carmaker announced it would shut down an app that lets them remotely control battery charging and other functions." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/14/nissan-leaf-app-shutdown-nissanconnect-ev-app | Source: The Guardian UK
[05:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.theguardian.com | Shockingly bad: Nissan Leaf drivers voice anger over app shutdown | Electric, hybrid and low-emission cars | The Guardian
[05:09]	TR News	"But heres my actual Home Screen. Its not changing unless I restart" https://ljpuk.net/2026/04/04/ios-26-i-shouldnt-need-to-restart-my-phone-to-change-my-wallpaper/ | Source: Lee Peterson
[05:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ljpuk.net | iOS 26: I shouldnt need to restart my phone to change my wallpaper LJPUK
[05:10]	TR News	"Microsoft broke IDE LS-120 support. Agile is not Software Engineering and the rate of turds being pushed out the ass end of Sprints is proof of that. I set this machine up last year, in the summer sometime." https://www.logikalsolutions.com/wordpress/information-technology/microsoft-broke-ide-ls-120-support/ | Source: Logikal Solutions
[05:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.logikalsolutions.com | Microsoft Broke IDE LS-120 Support Logikal Blog
[05:10]	TR News	"As an owner of a SHIMANO power meter, this is disappointing." https://stuartbreckenridge.net/2026-04-05-shimano-connect-lab-to-be-discontinued/ | Source: Stuart Breckenridge
[05:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-stuartbreckenridge.net | SHIMANO CONNECT Lab to be Discontinued Stuart Breckenridge
[05:12]	TR News	"Stationed on the Western Front, when not attending the more horrendous affairs of the conflict, behind the lines" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/photojournalism/forget-frames-per-second-this-wwi-photographer-captured-galloping-horses-using-a-glass-plate-camera-that-took-3-frames-per-minute | Source: Digital Camera World
[05:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitalcameraworld.com | Forget frames per second this WW1 photographer captured galloping horses using a glass plate camera that took 3 frames PER MINUTE! | Digital Camera World
[05:12]	TR News	"This camera quickly becomes the standard bearer for 6x6 (2 square) twin-lens reflex cameras, thanks to its high precision and great optics." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/film-cameras/how-a-trench-warfare-invention-became-germanys-most-iconic-camera-for-a-whole-generation-of-professional-photographers | Source: Digital Camera World
[05:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digitalcameraworld.com | How a trench warfare invention became Germanys most iconic camera for a whole generation of professional photographers | Digital Camera World
[05:13]	TR News	"So one has something like 000000101110110 representing (lambda (x y f) (f x y))." https://aartaka.me/blc-hard.html | Source: Artyom Bologov
[05:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-aartaka.me | Binary Lambda Calculus is Hard
[05:13]	TR News	"Here are the solutions to the problems I posted last week." https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/04/fun-little-solutions.html | Source: Computational Complexity
[05:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.computationalcomplexity.org | Computational Complexity: Fun Little Solutions
[05:28]	TR News	Techrights Another Microsoft Outlook Downtime https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Another_Microsoft_Outlook_Downtime.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Another_Microsoft_Outlook_Downtime.gmi 
[05:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Another Microsoft Outlook Downtime
[05:45]	TR News	Techrights EPO "Cocaine Communication Manager" - Part XI - EPO Strike Enters Its Second Week, EPO Sheds Off Qualified Staff to Make Way for Nepotists https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/EPO_Cocaine_Communication_Manager_Part_XI_EPO_Strike_Enters_Its.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/EPO_Cocaine_Communication_Manager_Part_XI_EPO_Strike_Enters_Its.gmi 
[05:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights EPO "Cocaine Communication Manager" - Part XI - EPO Strike Enters Its Second Week, EPO Sheds Off Qualified Staff to Make Way for Nepotists
[05:48]	TR News	"These rules leave me with mostly two types of emails: [...]" https://matanabudy.com/my-email-hygiene/ | Source: Matan Abudy
[05:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-matanabudy.com | My Email Hygiene | Matan Abudy
[05:48]	TR News	"There are a few ways I find links. One of the most valuable tools is the Firefox address bar, which can read my browser history." https://jamesg.blog/2026/04/05/how-i-find-links | Source: James G
[05:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-jamesg.blog | How I find links | James' Coffee Blog
[05:48]	TR News	"The agenda was quite interesting and mostly focused around Writing; Writing Tools to be particular but we touched upon both as the meetup went on." https://yashgarg.dev/posts/writing-is-not-a-tool-problem/ |
[05:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yashgarg.dev | Writing is not a Tool Problem Yash Garg
[05:49]	TR News	"Christians from a variety of traditions will celebrate Easter this Sunday. Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion." https://www.vox.com/2018/3/29/17168804/why-easter-celebrate-big-secular-holiday-like-christmas-bunny-egg-pagan | Source: Vox
[05:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Why Easter never became a big secular holiday like Christmas | Vox
[05:52]	TR News	Techrights Links 06/04/2026: Ex-Microsoft Engineer Explains Why Azure Fails, Germany Prepares for War https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Links_06_04_2026_Ex_Microsoft_Engineer_Explains_Why_Azure_Fails.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Links_06_04_2026_Ex_Microsoft_Engineer_Explains_Why_Azure_Fails.gmi 
[05:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 06/04/2026: Ex-Microsoft Engineer Explains Why Azure Fails, Germany Prepares for War
[05:54]	TR News	"As in, I turned 34 this past Tuesday! What an achievement! Nothing done on the specific day, as it did fall on a Tuesday. I just went to a bookstore, had some alone time at a restaurant, and watched a movie (Project Hail Mary). I'll say it was a perfect way to spend a birthday." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2806
[05:55]	TR News	old habits gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/old_habits
[05:56]	TR News	"I actually have another name for the sort of thing I'm into, and I think this is a big part of why it took me so long to realize HCI was something I even cared about. When I was writing my bespoke Rube Goldberg blog/gemlog machine" gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/against-hci.gmi
[05:56]	TR News	On throwing things away gemini://robida.net/entries/2026/04/05/on-throwing-things-away "First law: The interval between throwing something away and needing it very badly is about three weeks. Corollary: This interval may be shortened by first keeping the item for a very long time.
[05:57]	TR News	"i have this printer and had to set it up today. the issue is the m15w is not an available model in the "hplip" hp printer driver package." gemini://xoc3.io/blog/2026-04-05
● Apr 06
[06:00]	TR News	Techrights Links 06/04/2026: Turning 34, Throwing Things Away, and Printing in GNU/Linux https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Links_06_04_2026_Turning_34_Throwing_Things_Away_and_Printing_i.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Links_06_04_2026_Turning_34_Throwing_Things_Away_and_Printing_i.gmi 
[06:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 06/04/2026: Turning 34, Throwing Things Away, and Printing in GNU/Linux
[06:30]	TR News	Techrights The Wars Aren't Ending, Now We See GAFAM Facilities Being Bombed https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/The_Wars_Aren_t_Ending_Now_We_See_GAFAM_Facilities_Being_Bombed.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/The_Wars_Aren_t_Ending_Now_We_See_GAFAM_Facilities_Being_Bombed.gmi 
[06:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Wars Aren't Ending, Now We See GAFAM Facilities Being Bombed
[06:37]	TR News	"The textbook answer for a 2D grid in Go is a slice of slices." https://lorbic.com/data-oriented-design-go-contiguous-memory/ | Source: Vikash Patel
[06:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Part 1: Data-Oriented Design in Go: Why [][]Tile Destroyed My Game Engine | Lorbic
[06:37]	TR News	"We get the highest possible value by placing all the 1s before the 0s. An odd number is achieved by placing a 1 at the very end." https://raku-musings.com/max-conflict.html | Source: Arne Sommer
[06:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-raku-musings.com | Max Conflict with Raku - Arne Sommer
[06:38]	TR News	"Iran threatens complete and utter annihilation of OpenAI's $30B Stargate AI data center in Abu Dhabi regime posts video with satellite imagery of ChatGPT-maker's premier 1GW data center"
[06:39]	TR News	"Authorities in Dubai confirmed that debris from an intercepted aerial threat struck the Oracle building in Dubai Internet City"
[06:53]	TR News	Techrights The Military Attacks on Dubai Internet City as Reminder That GAFAM Isn't Safe (Disregard the "Nobody Gets Fired for Buying GAFAM" Mindset) https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/The_Military_Attacks_on_Dubai_Internet_City_as_Reminder_That_GA.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/The_Military_Attacks_on_Dubai_Internet_City_as_Reminder_That_GA.gmi 
[06:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Military Attacks on Dubai Internet City as Reminder That GAFAM Isn't Safe (Disregard the "Nobody Gets Fired for Buying GAFAM" Mindset)
● Apr 06
[07:10]	TR News	 (NEW):  Review: Origami Linux 2026.03 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Review_Origami_Linux_2026_03.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Review_Origami_Linux_2026_03.gmi 
[07:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Review: Origami Linux 2026.03
[07:12]	TR News	Techrights Techrights Was Further Decentralised Three Years Ago https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Techrights_Was_Further_Decentralised_Three_Years_Ago.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Techrights_Was_Further_Decentralised_Three_Years_Ago.gmi 
[07:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Techrights Was Further Decentralised Three Years Ago
[07:14]	TR News	"the illusion of flow" https://rosipov.com/blog/ai-vim-and-the-illusion-of-flow/ |
[07:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-rosipov.com | AI, Vim, And the illusion of flow | Ruslan Osipov
[07:15]	TR News	[Old] "One thing to notice when studying the history of tech or the internet is the winner takes all trend that results in slowly making tech a higher and higher tower of complexity." https://dimtion.fr/blog/2025/tech-calcification/ |
[07:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-dimtion.fr | Calcification of Technology Blog Loc Carr
[07:15]	TR News	"This experience made me think about software versioning again, or more specifically about build info (build versioning, version stamping, however you want to call it) and version reporting." https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2026-04-05-stamp-it-all-programs-must-report-their-version/ | Source: Michael Stapelberg
[07:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-michael.stapelberg.ch | Stamp It! All Programs Must Report Their Version - Michael Stapelberg
[07:16]	TR News	"The first ever demoscene release by KittenLabs. Written in C, released at Revision 2026" https://kittenlabs.de/casiomania/ |
[07:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-kittenlabs.de | Casiomania | KittenLabs
[07:16]	TR News	[Old] "Theres a lot you can do in Linux via a GUI (graphical user interface), and if thats how you like using a computer, more power to you." https://sdubinsky.com/blog/14 | Source: Scott Dubinsky
[07:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sdubinsky.com | S Dubinsky
[07:16]	TR News	[Old] "It may sound obvious, but - optimizing your app to fulfill a request in 1/10 the time is like adding 9 servers to a cluster. Optimizing to 1/100 the time (reducing requests from say 1.5 sec to 15ms) is like adding 99 servers." https://lukerissacher.com/blog/optimizing_your_web_app | Source: Luke Rissacher
[07:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-lukerissacher.com | Optimizing Your Web App 100x is Like Adding 99 Servers - Luke Rissacher's Blog
[07:28]	TR News	 (NEW):  Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi 
[07:28]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software
[07:32]	TR News	When you do a lot but all people remember you for is a stupid #hashtag https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Messina_(inventor)
[07:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-en.wikipedia.org | Chris Messina (inventor) - Wikipedia
[07:33]	TR News	"My homepage deploy script stopped working at the end of January." https://vmac.ch/posts/2026-04-04-split-hugo-homepage/ | Source: V Chris
[07:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-vmac.ch | How to slim down your Hugo homepage into an archive and a live page
[07:33]	TR News	"The Classic Docs are just Pages in WordPress, and that works fine" https://chriscoyier.net/2026/04/05/help-me-understand-how-to-get-jetpack-search-to-search-a-custom-post-type/ | Source: Chris Coyier
[07:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-chriscoyier.net | Help Me Understand How To Get Jetpack Search to Search a Custom Post Type Chris Coyier
[07:35]	TR News	 (NEW):  Bluefish 2.4.1 Released with Side-by-Side View & Improved Dark Mode https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Bluefish_2_4_1_Released_with_Side_by_Side_View_Improved_Dark_Mo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Bluefish_2_4_1_Released_with_Side_by_Side_View_Improved_Dark_Mo.gmi 
[07:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Bluefish 2.4.1 Released with Side-by-Side View & Improved Dark Mode
[07:36]	TR News	"A few weeks ago I wrote about RSS, talking about Terry Godiers posts and arguing about the need for a different experience with reading feeds." https://minutestomidnight.co.uk/more-feeding/ | Source: Simone Silvestroni
[07:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-minutestomidnight.co.uk | Minutes to Midnight - More Feeding
[07:36]	TR News	"The main use case for this tool is research. For instance, it is being used right now to test QUIC in diverse Earth-Mars and Earth-Moon connection scenarios" https://ochagavia.nl/blog/a-real-world-case-of-property-based-verification/ | Source: Adolfo Ochagava
[07:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ochagavia.nl | A real-world case of property-based verification | Adolfo Ochagava
[07:37]	TR News	[Old] "We will use RISC-V to see how to design logic, write up the logic, and translate the logic into assembly." https://blog.stephenmarz.com/2021/05/12/tips-to-writing-assembly/ | Source: Stephen Marz
[07:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.stephenmarz.com | Five Tips to Writing RISC-V Assembly Stephen Marz
[07:38]	TR News	"Like everything else with this project, the hardware has to be outwardly simple." https://scvalex.net/posts/81/ | Source: Alexandru Scvorov
[07:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-scvalex.net | Building the grandma videoconf
[07:40]	TR News	[Old] "It looks like this was caused by opening weechat without having the correct locale set." https://blog.lambda.cx/posts/openbsd-weechat-separator-fix/ | Source: Dante Catalfamo
[07:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.lambda.cx | OpenBSD Weechat Question Mark Message Separator Fix - lambda.cx blog
[07:41]	TR News	"[...] Last week we talked about age verification and our Opinion Poll asks whether age verification tools will affect your choices when selecting Linux distributions to run." https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260406 | Source: Distro Watch
[07:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260406 )
[07:42]	TR News	[Old] "Over the past several months, Ive been on a journey of sorts to rip off the Band-Aid and dump Windows from my creative life." https://medium.com/@michaelswengel/switching-to-linux-made-using-my-computer-fun-again-eaef537e6654 | Source: Medium
[07:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://medium.com/@michaelswengel/switching-to-linux-made-using-my-computer-fun-again-eaef537e6654 )
[07:42]	TR News	[Old] "That left me glued to Microsofts dumpster fire of an operating system, like it or not. That is, until recently." https://medium.com/@michaelswengel/ive-escaped-the-microsoft-windows-prison-for-creative-work-24f014a936da | Source: Medium
[07:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://medium.com/@michaelswengel/ive-escaped-the-microsoft-windows-prison-for-creative-work-24f014a936da )
[07:43]	TR News	 (NEW):  I switched from GNOME to KDE Plasma 6 and I'm not going back to Ubuntu defaults https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/I_switched_from_GNOME_to_KDE_Plasma_6_and_I_m_not_going_back_to.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/I_switched_from_GNOME_to_KDE_Plasma_6_and_I_m_not_going_back_to.gmi 
[07:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I switched from GNOME to KDE Plasma 6 and I'm not going back to Ubuntu defaults
[07:43]	TR News	 (NEW):  I switched my Linux terminal to Zsh and its the biggest productivity boost Ive had in years https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/I_switched_my_Linux_terminal_to_Zsh_and_it_s_the_biggest_produc.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/I_switched_my_Linux_terminal_to_Zsh_and_it_s_the_biggest_produc.gmi 
[07:43]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines I switched my Linux terminal to Zsh and its the biggest productivity boost Ive had in years
[07:45]	TR News	Meta layoffs 2026: Social media company plans to cut over 200 jobs in May https://www.firstpost.com/tech/meta-layoffs-2026-social-media-company-plans-to-cut-over-200-jobs-in-may-13997022.html
[07:45]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.firstpost.com/tech/meta-layoffs-2026-social-media-company-plans-to-cut-over-200-jobs-in-may-13997022.html )
[07:46]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linux desktop environments are dying, and KDE and GNOME killed them https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Linux_desktop_environments_are_dying_and_KDE_and_GNOME_killed_t.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Linux_desktop_environments_are_dying_and_KDE_and_GNOME_killed_t.gmi 
[07:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux desktop environments are dying, and KDE and GNOME killed them
[07:46]	TR News	 (NEW):  Why I don't use Linux on my desktop PC https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Why_I_don_t_use_Linux_on_my_desktop_PC.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Why_I_don_t_use_Linux_on_my_desktop_PC.gmi 
[07:46]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Why I don't use Linux on my desktop PC
[07:47]	TR News	Meta Restructures: 200 employees set to lose jobs in Bay Area https://sea.peoplemattersglobal.com/news/ai-and-emerging-tech/meta-restructures-200-employees-set-to-lose-jobs-in-bay-area-49103
[07:47]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-sea.peoplemattersglobal.com | Meta Restructures: 200 employees set to lose jobs in Bay Area
[07:53]	TR News	 (NEW):  Lets put an end to the speculation https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Let_s_put_an_end_to_the_speculation.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Let_s_put_an_end_to_the_speculation.gmi 
[07:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Lets put an end to the speculation
[07:58]	TR News	Techrights Free Software Will Outlive GAFAM https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Free_Software_Will_Outlive_GAFAM.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Free_Software_Will_Outlive_GAFAM.gmi 
[07:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Free Software Will Outlive GAFAM
● Apr 06
[08:11]	TR News	 (NEW):  Almost 7 Years of COVID https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Almost_7_Years_of_COVID.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Almost_7_Years_of_COVID.gmi 
[08:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Almost 7 Years of COVID
[08:11]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Android_Leftovers.gmi 
[08:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers
[08:13]	TR News	"Below is a list of remakes and remasters announced and/or released since April 2024: [...]" https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/04/remakes-and-remasters-of-old-dos-games-2026/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld
[08:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-HTTP/2 stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/04/remakes-and-remasters-of-old-dos-games-2026/ )
[08:13]	TR News	"This is an intermediary setup where I keep my provider has MX records, but I'm allowed to perform my own spam filtering." https://www.vincentdelft.be/post/post_20260405 | Source: Vincent Delft
[08:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.vincentdelft.be | Vincent's blog
[08:14]	TR News	"The picture tag allows for different versions of images." https://river.cat/2026/03/improved-images |
[08:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-river.cat | Improved image handling on this blog
[08:14]	TR News	"The old iptables-nft package name is replaced by iptables, and the legacy backend is available as iptables-legacy" https://archlinux.org/news/iptables-now-defaults-to-the-nft-backend/ | Source: ArchLinux
[08:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-archlinux.org | Arch Linux - News: iptables now defaults to the nft backend
[08:15]	TR News	"Trump drops F-bomb and says Praise to Allah in wildest social media post yet" https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/05/trump-drops-f-bomb-says-praise-allah-wildest-social-media-post-yet-27862527/
[08:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-metro.co.uk | Trump drops F-bomb and says 'Praise to Allah' in wildest social media post yet | News US | Metro News
[08:15]	TR News	"The track EXACTLY where you are in the store" https://odysee.com/@NaomiPrivacyTips:1/They-track-EXACTLY-where-you-are-in-the-store!:a?view=shorts
[08:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-odysee.com | They track EXACTLY where you are in the store!
[08:16]	TR News	"Data Centers Causing Huge Temperature Spikes for Miles Around Them, Study Suggests" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/04/04/0228218
[08:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | Data Centers Causing Huge Temperature Spikes for Miles Around Them, Study Suggests - SoylentNews
[08:16]	TR News	the _*real*_ goal of LLM boosters https://werd.io/cognitive-surrender-leads-ai-users-to-abandon-logical-thinking-research-finds/
[08:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-werd.io | "Cognitive surrender" leads AI users to abandon logical thinking, research finds
[08:16]	TR News	iophk: proprietary _*and*_ LLMs https://www.elliotcsmith.com/web-scale-has-changed/
[08:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.elliotcsmith.com | Web Scale has changed.
[08:17]	TR News	"The Other Hostage Crisis" https://emptywheel.net/2026/04/05/the-other-hostage-crisis/
[08:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-emptywheel.net | The Other Hostage Crisis - emptywheel
[08:17]	TR News	"So much winning" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/04/so-much-winning/
[08:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/04/so-much-winning/ )
[08:17]	TR News	"Living in Hell - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/living-in-hell
[08:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-paulkrugman.substack.com | Living in Hell - Paul Krugman
[08:18]	TR News	"Trump Makes Profanity-Laden Threat to Target Civilian Infrastructure in Iran - NOTUS News of the United States" https://www.notus.org/defense/trump-truth-social-power-plant-bridges-civilian-infrastructure-iran
[08:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.notus.org | Trump Makes Profanity-Laden Threat to Target Civilian Infrastructure in Iran - NOTUS News of the United States
[08:18]	TR News	"Trump issues expletive-laden Iran threat" https://www.semafor.com/article/04/05/2026/trump-issues-expletive-laden-iran-threat
[08:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Trump issues expletive-laden Iran threat | Semafor
[08:21]	TR News	Men up to age 45 must obtain approval for longer stays abroad. | "Wehrpflicht: Mnner bis 45 mssen lngere Aufenthalte im Ausland genehmigen lassen - DER SPIEGEL" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/wehrpflicht-maenner-bis-45-muessen-laengere-auslandsaufenthalte-genehmigen-lassen-a-75dadcaa-967e-48be-abf9-bcd1000c0fd4
[08:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www-spiegel-de.translate.goog | Wehrpflicht: Mnner bis 45 mssen lngere Aufenthalte im Ausland genehmigen lassen - DER SPIEGEL
[08:22]	TR News	iophk: and a certain 'celebrity' declared on social control media that 'hell will reign' and closed by praising allah
[08:30]	TR News	 (NEW):  PeaZip 11.0 Archive Manager Speeds Up File Browsing and Enhances Bookmarks https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/PeaZip_11_0_Archive_Manager_Speeds_Up_File_Browsing_and_Enhance.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/PeaZip_11_0_Archive_Manager_Speeds_Up_File_Browsing_and_Enhance.gmi 
[08:30]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines PeaZip 11.0 Archive Manager Speeds Up File Browsing and Enhances Bookmarks
[08:37]	TR News	Lets put an end to the speculation https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/05/lets-put-an-end-to-the-speculation/
[08:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.documentfoundation.org | Let's put an end to the speculation - TDF Community Blog
[08:38]	TR News	Bluefish 2.4.1 Released with Side-by-Side View & Improved Dark Mode https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/04/bluefish-2-4-1-side-by-side-view/
[08:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-ubuntuhandbook.org | Bluefish 2.4.1 Released with Side-by-Side View & Improved Dark Mode | UbuntuHandbook
[08:39]	TR News	You can now enable Ubuntu Pro from the OS setup tool https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-pro-initial-setup-tool
[08:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.omgubuntu.co.uk | You can now enable Ubuntu Pro from the OS setup tool - OMG! Ubuntu
[08:40]	TR News	How To Install Telnet on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-telnet-debian-13/
[08:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Telnet on Debian 13 - idroot
[08:40]	TR News	How To Install Pangolin on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-pangolin-debian-13/
[08:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Pangolin on Debian 13 - idroot
● Apr 06
[09:07]	TR News	How To Install WGDashboard on Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-wgdashboard-linux-mint-22/
[09:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install WGDashboard on Linux Mint 22 - idroot
[09:08]	TR News	How To Install Ventoy on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-ventoy-fedora-43/
[09:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install Ventoy on Fedora 43 - idroot
● Apr 06
[10:57]	TR News	 (NEW):  KDE 4s Air Theme Making a Comeback, Oxygen Gets Major Revamp for Plasma 6.7 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/KDE_4_s_Air_Theme_Making_a_Comeback_Oxygen_Gets_Major_Revamp_fo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/KDE_4_s_Air_Theme_Making_a_Comeback_Oxygen_Gets_Major_Revamp_fo.gmi 
[10:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines KDE 4s Air Theme Making a Comeback, Oxygen Gets Major Revamp for Plasma 6.7
● Apr 06
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● Apr 06
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[12:59]	TR News	The 'Engineering of Addiction' - 3 Ways Meta and YouTube Are Claimed to Have Harmed Users - SoylentNews https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/04/05/021235#1439049 Source: Soylent News | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/04/05/021235#1439049
[12:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-soylentnews.org | The 'Engineering of Addiction' - 3 Ways Meta and YouTube Are Claimed to Have Harmed Users - SoylentNews
[12:59]	TR News	How To Install FreeIPA on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-freeipa-almalinux-10/
[12:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install FreeIPA on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot
[12:59]	TR News	How To Install OpenLDAP on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-openldap-almalinux-10/
[12:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-idroot.us | How To Install OpenLDAP on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot
● Apr 06
[13:00]	TR News	Dihydroxyacetone Mans Offshore-Drilling Dream Is a Recipe for Poisoning the Oceans https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/how-to-poison-an-ocean
[13:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.newyorker.com | Trumps Offshore-Drilling Dream Is a Recipe for Poisoning the Oceans | The New Yorker
[13:01]	TR News	How to Install Desktop Environment on Ubuntu 26.04 https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-desktop-environment-on-ubuntu-26-04
[13:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-desktop-environment-on-ubuntu-26-04 )
[13:01]	TR News	How to Install Brave Browser on Ubuntu 26.04 https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-brave-browser-on-ubuntu-26-04
[13:01]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-brave-browser-on-ubuntu-26-04 )
[13:02]	TR News	Samsung revives GNU/Linux on Galaxy: The native terminal arrives with One UI 8.5 https://hackwarenews.com/samsung-revives-linux-on-galaxy-the-native-terminal-arrives-with-one-ui-8-5/
[13:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hackwarenews.com | Samsung revives Linux on Galaxy: The native terminal arrives with One UI 8.5
[13:03]	TR News	Explosives Found Near Key Gas Pipeline To Hungary, Serbia Says https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-explosives-gas-pipeline-hungary-balkan-stream/33725278.html
[13:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Explosives Found Near Key Gas Pipeline To Hungary, Serbia Says
[13:04]	TR News	Filmmaker Shih-Ching Tsou: In Taiwan, parents dont tell their children I love you https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2886391/filmmaker-shih-ching-tsou-in-taiwan-parents-don-t-tell-their-children-i-love-you
[13:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.lrt.lt | Filmmaker Shih-Ching Tsou: In Taiwan, parents dont tell their children I love you - LRT
[13:04]	TR News	Explosives discovered near gas pipeline to Hungary, says Serbia's president https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260405-explosives-discovered-near-pipeline-in-serbia-that-carries-russian-gas-leaders-say
[13:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260405-explosives-discovered-near-pipeline-in-serbia-that-carries-russian-gas-leaders-say )
[13:05]	TR News	Germany Doxes UNKN, Head of RU Ransomware Gangs REvil, GandCrab https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/04/germany-doxes-unkn-head-of-ru-ransomware-gangs-revil-gandcrab/
[13:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-krebsonsecurity.com | Germany Doxes UNKN, Head of RU Ransomware Gangs REvil, GandCrab Krebs on Security
[13:07]	TR News	Sites that knowingly link so sites which use slop - i.e. they know it's slop but in spite of that still cite/link - discredit themselves
[13:08]	TR News	Set up a CI framework using Red Bait Ansible Automation Platform, Podman, and Horreum https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/06/ci-framework-using-red-hat-ansible-automation-platform-podman-horreum
[13:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/06/ci-framework-using-red-hat-ansible-automation-platform-podman-horreum )
[13:09]	TR News	Slop Was a Flop and Energy Crisis Will be Slop's Final Blow https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Slop_Was_a_Flop_and_Energy_Crisis_Will_be_Slop_s_Final_Blow.shtml
[13:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Slop Was a Flop and Energy Crisis Will be Slop's Final Blow
[13:10]	TR News	Lazy Reading for 2026/04/05 https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2026/04/05/lazy-reading-for-2026-04-05/
[13:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.dragonflydigest.com | Lazy Reading for 2026/04/05 DragonFly BSD Digest
[13:11]	TR News	EPO "Cocaine Communication Manager" - Part XI - EPO Strike Enters Its Second Week, EPO Sheds Off Qualified Staff to Make Way for Nepotists https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/EPO_Cocaine_Communication_Manager_Part_XI_EPO_Strike_Enters_Its.shtml
[13:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights EPO "Cocaine Communication Manager" - Part XI - EPO Strike Enters Its Second Week, EPO Sheds Off Qualified Staff to Make Way for Nepotists
[13:11]	TR News	Drone Strikes on Amazon (GAFAM) Datacentres Highlight Azure's Miniscule Share https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Drone_Strikes_on_Amazon_GAFAM_Datacentres_Highlight_Azure_s_Min.shtml
[13:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Drone Strikes on Amazon (GAFAM) Datacentres Highlight Azure's Miniscule Share
[13:14]	TR News	NetBSD 11.0_RC3 is out https://distrowatch.com/netbsd
[13:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/netbsd )
[13:15]	TR News	Naughty Kia? https://bkhome.org/news/202604/naughty-kia.html
[13:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | Naughty Kia?
[13:15]	TR News	Fuel economy across the Nullarbor Plain https://bkhome.org/news/202604/fuel-economy-across-the-nullarbor-plain.html
[13:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bkhome.org | Fuel economy across the Nullarbor Plain
[13:17]	TR News	FunOS 24.04.4 (Calamares Installer) Alternative ISO Release https://funos.org/funos-24-04-4-calamares/
[13:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-funos.org | FunOS 24.04.4 LTS (with Calamares Installer) FunOS
[13:54]	TR News	I Tried Vibing an RSS Reader and My Dreams Did Not Come True https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/vibe-dreams-didnt-come-true/
[13:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.jim-nielsen.com | I Tried Vibing an RSS Reader and My Dreams Did Not Come True - Jim Nielsens Blog
[13:55]	TR News	agarimos
[13:55]	TR News	AgarimOS 20260405 is released https://distrowatch.com/agarimos
[13:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/agarimos )
[13:55]	TR News	AfagOS 20260405 is released as well https://distrowatch.com/afagos
[13:55]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/afagos )
[13:56]	TR News	Hackers breached the European Commission (The Next Web) https://lwn.net/Articles/1066371/
[13:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hackers breached the European Commission (The Next Web) [LWN.net]
[13:57]	TR News	PlayStation 3 emulator makes Cell CPU 'breakthrough' that improves performance in all games 'All CPUs can benefit from this, from low-end to high-end!' says RPCS3 devs https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/rpcs3-ps3-emulator-gets-cell-cpu-breakthrough-that-improves-performance-in-all-games
[13:57]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | PlayStation 3 emulator makes Cell CPU 'breakthrough' that improves performance in all games 'All CPUs can benefit from this, from low-end to high-end!' says RPCS3 devs | Tom's Hardware
[13:58]	TR News	ICE Foiled At Every Turn By One Vibe Coding Man In His Pickup Truck https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ice-foiled-vibe-coding-man
[13:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | ICE Foiled At Every Turn By One Vibe Coding Man In His Pickup Truck
[13:58]	TR News	Bob 1.0 Users Bugged By Lack Of One Feature https://www.itjungle.com/2026/04/06/bob-1-0-users-bugged-by-lack-of-one-feature/
[13:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.itjungle.com | Bob 1.0 Users Bugged By Lack Of One Feature - IT Jungle
[13:58]	TR News	AbeirOS 20260405 is released https://distrowatch.com/abeiros
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[13:59]	TR News	Ventoy 1.1.11 is released as well https://distrowatch.com/ventoy
[13:59]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/ventoy )
[13:59]	TR News	Missing Coinventors and the Death of a Patent https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/04/missing-coinventors-and-the-death-of-a-patent.html
● Apr 06
[14:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-patentlyo.com | Missing Coinventors and the Death of a Patent | Patently-O
[14:00]	TR News	Berserk Arch 2026.04.05 is released https://distrowatch.com/berserkarch
[14:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/berserkarch )
[14:02]	TR News	Linux gettign worse over time https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Phasing-Out-i486 Kernel prepatch 7.0-rc7 https://lwn.net/Articles/1066406/
[14:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Linux 7.1 Expected To Begin Removing i486 CPU Support - Phoronix
[14:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Kernel prepatch 7.0-rc7 [LWN.net]
[14:02]	TR News	Week 2 of April I.C.B.M. Layoffs Accelerate Based on Rumours https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Week_2_of_April_IBM_Layoffs_Accelerate_Based_on_Rumours.shtml
[14:02]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Week 2 of April IBM Layoffs Accelerate Based on Rumours
[14:03]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linux 7.0-rc7 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Linux_7_0_rc7.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Linux_7_0_rc7.gmi 
[14:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux 7.0-rc7
[14:04]	TR News	KDE is getting support for the xx-fractional-scale-v2 Wayland protocol https://www.neowin.net/news/kde-is-getting-support-for-the-xx-fractional-scale-v2-wayland-protocol/
[14:04]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/kde-is-getting-support-for-the-xx-fractional-scale-v2-wayland-protocol/ )
[14:05]	TR News	Rufus alternative Ventoy, a backdoored Windows 11, GNU/Linux USB install app, reaches major milestone https://www.neowin.net/news/rufus-alternative-ventoy-a-windows-11-linux-usb-install-app-reaches-major-milestone/
[14:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/rufus-alternative-ventoy-a-windows-11-linux-usb-install-app-reaches-major-milestone/ )
[14:07]	TR News	Polymarket Has Turned Our Climate Apocalypse Into a Casino https://futurism.com/science-energy/polymarket-gambling-climate-change
[14:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Polymarket Has Turned Our Climate Apocalypse Into a Casino
[14:07]	TR News	UN urges Pakistan to free activist Idris Khattak, citing health risks and legal obligations https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/04/un-urges-pakistan-to-free-activist-idris-khattak-citing-health-risks-and-legal-obligations/
[14:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.jurist.org | UN urges Pakistan to free activist Idris Khattak, citing health risks and legal obligations - JURIST - News
[14:08]	TR News	Scientists Gene Hacked a Plant So It Grows Five Types of Psychoactive Drugs at Once https://futurism.com/health-medicine/gene-hacked-plant-grows-five-types-psychedelic-drugs
[14:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Scientists Gene Hacked a Plant So It Grows Five Types of Psychoactive Drugs at Once
[14:08]	TR News	South Koreas Lee says country must balance risk as Hormuz disruptions threaten oil supplies https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-lee-says-country-must-balance-risk-as-hormuz-disruptions-threaten-oil-supplies
[14:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Koreas Lee says country must balance risk as Hormuz disruptions threaten oil supplies | The Straits Times
[14:09]	TR News	South Koreas Lee expresses regret to North Korea over drone incursion https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-lee-expresses-regret-to-north-korea-over-drone-incursion
[14:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea President Lee says he regrets reckless drones sent to North | The Straits Times
[14:09]	TR News	Malaysians must understand impact of Middle East conflict, says Anwar https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysians-must-understand-impact-of-middle-east-conflict-says-anwar
[14:09]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysians must understand impact of Middle East conflict, says Anwar | The Straits Times
[14:10]	TR News	China Mourned an Education Influencer. The Grief Was a Quiet Revolt. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/business/china-mourned-an-education-influencer-the-grief-was-a-quiet-revolt.html
[14:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/business/china-mourned-an-education-influencer-the-grief-was-a-quiet-revolt.html )
[14:10]	TR News	China executes French citizen convicted of drug trafficking https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-executes-french-citizen-convicted-of-drug-trafficking
[14:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China executes French citizen convicted of drug trafficking | The Straits Times
[14:11]	TR News	Taiwan opposition leader to visit China as Beijing ramps up reunification push https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-opposition-leader-to-visit-china-as-beijing-ramps-up-reunification-push
[14:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan opposition leader to visit China as Beijing ramps up reunification push | The Straits Times
[14:11]	TR News	China issues e-commerce guidance after EU lawmakers press country on unsafe products https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-issues-e-commerce-guidance-after-eu-lawmakers-press-country-on-unsafe-products
[14:11]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.straitstimes.com | China issues e-commerce guidance after EU lawmakers press country on unsafe products | The Straits Times
[14:12]	TR News	China executes Frenchman convicted in 2010 for drug trafficking https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/05/china-executes-frenchman-convicted-in-2010-for-drug-trafficking/
[14:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-hongkongfp.com | China executes Frenchman convicted in 2010 for drug trafficking
[14:12]	TR News	Once pro-independence, Taiwan opposition leader leans into China https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/06/once-pro-independence-taiwan-opposition-leader-leans-into-china/
[14:12]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 429 @ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/06/once-pro-independence-taiwan-opposition-leader-leans-into-china/ )
[14:13]	TR News	<li><h5><a href="https://nypost.com/2026/04/05/lifestyle/qantas-flight-bound-for-us-turns-back-after-mid-air-medical-emergency/">Qantas flight bound for US turns back after mid-air medical emergency</a></h5><blockquote>An Australian Olympian was on board a Qantas flight bound for the US as it was forced to turn around and return to Sydney.</blockquote></li>
[14:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-nypost.com | Qantas flight bound for US turns back after mid-air medical emergency
[14:14]	TR News	Neanderthals Used Ancient Gloop as Antibacterial Medicine, Study Suggests https://www.sciencealert.com/neanderthals-used-ancient-gloop-as-antibacterial-medicine-study-suggests
[14:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Neanderthals Used Ancient Gloop as Antibacterial Medicine, Study Suggests : ScienceAlert
[14:14]	TR News	One Major Factor in Cancer Survival Has Nothing to Do With Biology https://www.sciencealert.com/one-major-factor-in-cancer-survival-has-nothing-to-do-with-biology
[14:14]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-One Major Factor in Cancer Survival Has Nothing to Do With Biology : ScienceAlert
[14:15]	TR News	A Special Protein in Your Gut Has The Power to Neutralize Bacteria https://www.sciencealert.com/a-special-protein-in-your-gut-has-the-power-to-neutralize-bacteria
[14:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Special Protein in Your Gut Has The Power to Neutralize Bacteria : ScienceAlert
[14:15]	TR News	A Piece of Moss Helped Investigators Prosecute a Grave-Robbing Ring https://www.sciencealert.com/a-piece-of-moss-helped-investigators-prosecute-a-grave-robbing-ring
[14:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-A Piece of Moss Helped Investigators Prosecute a Grave-Robbing Ring : ScienceAlert
[14:15]	TR News	Tattoos Affect Your Immune System in Ways We're Just Beginning to Understand https://www.sciencealert.com/tattoos-affect-your-immune-system-in-ways-were-just-beginning-to-understand
[14:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Tattoos Affect Your Immune System in Ways We're Just Beginning to Understand : ScienceAlert
[14:16]	TR News	This Common Antidepressant Can Help Cut Back Methamphetamine Use https://www.sciencealert.com/this-common-antidepressant-can-help-cut-back-methamphetamine-use
[14:16]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-This Common Antidepressant Can Help Cut Back Methamphetamine Use : ScienceAlert
[14:17]	TR News	Target Warns That If Its Hey Hi (AI) Shopping Agent Makes an Expensive Mistake, Youll Have to Pay for It https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/target-ai-agent-tos
[14:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Target Warns That If Its AI Shopping Agent Makes an Expensive Mistake, You'll Have to Pay for It
[14:17]	TR News	China Cracking Down on the Types of Hey Hi (AI) That Are Tearing America Apart https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/china-usa-ai-regulations
[14:17]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | China Cracking Down on the Types of AI That Are Tearing America Apart
[14:18]	TR News	We Cant Even Imagine the Eating Disorders This New Meta Smart Glasses Feature Will Cause https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/eating-disorders-meta-smart-glasses-feature
[14:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | We Can't Even Imagine the Eating Disorders This New Meta Smart Glasses Feature Will Cause
[14:18]	TR News	AI Expert Says Its Time to Stop Freaking Out About Hey Hi (AI) Taking Our Jobs https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-jobs-automation-expert
[14:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | AI Expert Says It's Time to Stop Freaking Out About AI Taking Our Jobs
[14:19]	TR News	Nonprofit Research Groups Disturbed to Learn That Proprietary Chaffbot Company Has Secretly Been Funding Their Work https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-nonprofit-child-safety
[14:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-futurism.com | Nonprofit Research Groups Disturbed to Learn That OpenAI Has Secretly Been Funding Their Work
[14:19]	TR News	Yale University May Have Put a Nail in the Drake vs. Kendrick Rap Battle Coffin: Law School Backs UMG in Amicus Brief https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/05/yale-university-drake-vs-kendrick/
[14:19]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/05/yale-university-drake-vs-kendrick/ )
[14:21]	TR News	Nigeria troops rescue Easter worshippers after deadly church attack https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260406-nigeria-troops-rescue-easter-worshippers-after-deadly-church-attack-christians
[14:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260406-nigeria-troops-rescue-easter-worshippers-after-deadly-church-attack-christians )
[14:21]	TR News	Falkon Connect: The Future https://yo-whats-up2.github.io/myblog/SOK-2026/Blog-2-Future
[14:21]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-yo-whats-up2.github.io | Falkon Connect: The Future
[14:22]	TR News	Halfway there to 6.7: Updates on Oxygen and Air https://filipfila.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/halfway-there-to-6-7-updates-on-oxygen-and-air/
[14:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-filipfila.wordpress.com | Halfway there to 6.7: Updates on Oxygen and Air Filip Fila's blog
[14:23]	TR News	Advantech MIO-5356 An industrial 3.5-inch SBC based on defective chip maker Intel Core Series 3 Wildcat Lake SoC https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/06/advantech-mio-5356-an-industrial-3-5-inch-sbc-based-on-intel-core-series-3-wildcat-lake-soc/
[14:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.cnx-software.com | Advantech MIO-5356 - An industrial 3.5-inch SBC based on Intel Core Series 3 "Wildcat Lake" SoC - CNX Software
[14:23]	TR News	digiKam Splashscreen contributions https://www.digikam.org/news/2026-04-05-splashscreen_contributions/
[14:23]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.digikam.org | digiKam - Splashscreen contributions
[14:24]	TR News	New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Super Meat Boy 3D - 2026-04-04 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-04-04-edition/index.html
[14:24]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-boilingsteam.com | New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Super Meat Boy 3D - 2026-04-04 Edition
[14:25]	TR News	Garrett and his Microsoft flunkies appear to have realised that talking about Techrights always backfires
[14:26]	TR News	Steam starts gathering FPS data with latest client update company to estimate framerates based on your hardware, Beta feature to focus on SteamOS devices https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/steam-starts-gathering-fps-data-with-latest-client-update-company-to-estimate-framerates-based-on-your-hardware-beta-feature-to-focus-on-steamos-devices
[14:26]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.tomshardware.com | Steam starts gathering FPS data with latest client update company to estimate framerates based on your hardware, Beta feature to focus on SteamOS devices | Tom's Hardware
[14:33]	TR News	TexLab cross-platform implementation of the Language Server Protocol for LaTeX https://www.linuxlinks.com/texlab-cross-platform-implementation-language-server-protocol-latex/
[14:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-TexLab - cross-platform implementation of the Language Server Protocol for LaTeX - LinuxLinks
[14:34]	TR News	6 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Screen Capture Tools for Hyprland https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-linux-screen-capture-gui-tools-hyprland/
[14:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-6 Best Free and Open Source Linux Screen Capture Tools for Hyprland - LinuxLinks
[14:34]	TR News	Slopsheets https://www.linuxlinks.com/univer-build-ai-native-spreadsheets/
[14:34]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Univer - build AI-native spreadsheets - LinuxLinks
[14:35]	TR News	April first again??? https://www.linuxlinks.com/developer-week-lennart-poettering/
[14:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Developer of the Week: Lennart Poettering - LinuxLinks
[14:35]	TR News	flowR sophisticated, static dataflow analyzer https://www.linuxlinks.com/flowr-sophisticated-static-dataflow-analyzer/
[14:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-flowR - sophisticated, static dataflow analyzer - LinuxLinks
[14:35]	TR News	arp-scan minimalistic ARP scan tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/arp-scan-minimalistic-arp-scan-tool/
[14:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-arp-scan - minimalistic ARP scan tool - LinuxLinks
[14:36]	TR News	Domenico create looping animated GIFs https://www.linuxlinks.com/domenico-create-looping-animated-gifs/
[14:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Domenico - create looping animated GIFs - LinuxLinks
[14:36]	TR News	Noisedash self-hostable web tool to generate ambient noises https://www.linuxlinks.com/noisedash-generate-ambient-noises/
[14:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Noisedash - self-hostable web tool to generate ambient noises - LinuxLinks
[14:36]	TR News	S3ry proprietary trap AWS S3 interactive terminal client https://www.linuxlinks.com/s3ry-aws-s3-interactive-terminal-client/
[14:36]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-S3ry - AWS S3 interactive terminal client - LinuxLinks
[14:37]	TR News	bpftop dynamic real-time view of running eBPF programs https://www.linuxlinks.com/bpftop-dynamic-real-time-view-ebpf-programs/
[14:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-bpftop - dynamic real-time view of running eBPF programs - LinuxLinks
[14:37]	TR News	Hideout file encryption and decryption https://www.linuxlinks.com/hideout-file-encryption-decryption/
[14:37]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-Hideout - file encryption and decryption - LinuxLinks
[14:38]	TR News	Linux Saloon 194 | News Flight Night https://cubiclenate.com/2026/04/04/linux-saloon-194-news-flight-night/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=linux-saloon-194-news-flight-night
[14:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 429 @ https://cubiclenate.com/2026/04/04/linux-saloon-194-news-flight-night/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=linux-saloon-194-news-flight-night )
[14:38]	TR News	Ukraine Hits Russian Oil Facilities, Says At Least 1 Civilian Killed In Russian Strikes https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-oil-drone-strikes-donbas/33725223.html
[14:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.rferl.org | Ukraine Hits Russian Oil Facilities, Says At Least 1 Civilian Killed In Russian Strikes
[14:38]	TR News	Pope Leo condemns violence of war in first Easter Mass amid Iran conflict https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260405-pope-leo-condemns-violence-of-war-in-first-easter-mass-amid-iran-conflict
[14:38]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260405-pope-leo-condemns-violence-of-war-in-first-easter-mass-amid-iran-conflict )
[14:39]	TR News	Ukraine's Zelensky meets Syrias new leader in Damascus, pushes military deals https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260405-ukraine-zelensky-meets-syria-new-leader-al-sharaa-in-damascus-pushes-military-deals
[14:39]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260405-ukraine-zelensky-meets-syria-new-leader-al-sharaa-in-damascus-pushes-military-deals )
[14:40]	TR News	Sink Your Claws In | LINUX Unplugged 661 https://feed.jupiter.zone/allshows#entry-13948
[14:40]	TR News	Japan https://blog.jimmac.eu/posts/japan/ "At the start of the year I promised myself to shoot my Fuji more. And I don't mean the volcano, I mean the my X-T20."
[14:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-blog.jimmac.eu | Japan - Even a Stopped Clock
[14:41]	TR News	On Our Way to Independence: On Track to Meet Aprils Funding Goal https://fossforce.com/2026/04/on-our-way-to-independence-on-track-to-meet-aprils-funding-goal/ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/03/Independence_Drives_and_Community_Run_Sites.shtml
[14:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-fossforce.com | On Our Way to Independence: On Track to Meet April's Funding Goal - FOSS Force
[14:41]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights "Independence Drives" and Community-Run Sites
[14:42]	TR News	tiktok attention https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/opinion/politics-midterms-tiktok-attention-content.html
[14:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/opinion/politics-midterms-tiktok-attention-content.html )
[14:44]	TR News	"New Public is funded by The Knight Foundation, Omidyar" https://macwright.com/2026/04/05/in-the-atmosphere.html
[14:44]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-In the Atmosphere - macwright.com
[14:47]	TR News	"Microsoft's former senior exec, who was laid off after 26 years, shares message on Oracle layoffs..."
[14:49]	TR News	Wine 11.6 just made modding Windows games on Linux easier, and Proton could be next https://www.xda-developers.com/wine-11-6-just-made-modding-windows-games-linux-easier/
[14:49]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | Wine 11.6 just made modding Windows games on Linux easier, and Proton could be next
[14:51]	TR News	Arduino UNO Q Bundle Pairs Board and AI Guide https://www.elektormagazine.com/news/arduino-uno-q-bundle
[14:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.elektormagazine.com | Arduino UNO Q Bundle for Linux, AI, and Real-Time Design | Elektor Magazine
[14:51]	TR News	Linux 7.0 Cuts PostgreSQL Performance in Half https://winbuzzer.com/2026/04/05/aws-engineer-reports-postgresql-perf-halved-by-linux-7-kernel-change-xcxwbn/
[14:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-winbuzzer.com | Linux 7.0 Cuts PostgreSQL Performance in Half
[14:51]	TR News	I switched to Hyprland and now I get why Linux users are obsessed with it https://www.makeuseof.com/tried-hyprland-understand-why-linux-users-wont-stop-talking-about/
[14:51]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | I switched to Hyprland and now I get why Linux users are obsessed with it
[14:52]	TR News	"Intel has released Linux NPU Driver v1.32.0, adding support for the upcoming Wildcat Lake platform. This is the user-space side of Intels Linux NPU stack, which works with the upstream IVPU kernel accelerator driver used for Intel NPUs on Core Ultra systems." https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-adds-wildcat-lake-support-to-linux-npu-driver
[14:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- ( status 403 @ https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-adds-wildcat-lake-support-to-linux-npu-driver )
[14:52]	TR News	The best thing about modern Linux isn't the desktop, it's how easy it is to roll back your mistakes https://www.xda-developers.com/best-thing-about-modern-linux-rollback-your-mistakes/
[14:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.xda-developers.com | The best thing about modern Linux isn't the desktop, it's how easy it is to roll back your mistakes
[14:53]	TR News	I disabled background startup apps on Linux, and everything felt lighter within a day https://www.makeuseof.com/disabled-background-startup-apps-on-linux-everything-felt-lighter/
[14:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | I disabled background startup apps on Linux, and everything felt lighter within a day
[14:54]	TR News	I replaced my entire Windows workflow with Linux apps and only hit one wall https://www.makeuseof.com/replaced-windows-workflow-with-linux-apps/
[14:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-www.makeuseof.com | I replaced my entire Windows workflow with Linux apps and only hit one wall
[14:56]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[14:56]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines today's howtos
[14:58]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: Steam Games, SteamOS, RPCS3, and Old DOS Games https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Games_Steam_Games_SteamOS_RPCS3_and_Old_DOS_Games.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Games_Steam_Games_SteamOS_RPCS3_and_Old_DOS_Games.gmi 
[14:58]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Games: Steam Games, SteamOS, RPCS3, and Old DOS Games
[14:59]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
● Apr 06
[15:00]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
[15:03]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free, Libre, Software for the Web: Feeding, QUIC, and ontent Management Systems (CMSs) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Free_Libre_Software_for_the_Web_Feeding_QUIC_and_ontent_Managem.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Free_Libre_Software_for_the_Web_Feeding_QUIC_and_ontent_Managem.gmi 
[15:03]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free, Libre, Software for the Web: Feeding, QUIC, and ontent Management Systems (CMSs)
[15:06]	TR News	 (NEW):  Devices and Hackable Hardware With Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Devices_and_Hackable_Hardware_With_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Devices_and_Hackable_Hardware_With_Linux.gmi 
[15:06]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Devices and Hackable Hardware With Linux
[15:08]	TR News	 (NEW):  KDE: Wayland, Falkon Connect, digiKam Splashscreen, and Updates on Oxygen and Air https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/KDE_Wayland_Falkon_Connect_digiKam_Splashscreen_and_Updates_on_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/KDE_Wayland_Falkon_Connect_digiKam_Splashscreen_and_Updates_on_.gmi 
[15:08]	TR News	 (NEW):  Valnet on Moving to GNU/Linux on the Desktop/Laptop, Making It Work Better https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Valnet_on_Moving_to_GNU_Linux_on_the_Desktop_Laptop_Making_It_W.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Valnet_on_Moving_to_GNU_Linux_on_the_Desktop_Laptop_Making_It_W.gmi 
[15:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines KDE: Wayland, Falkon Connect, digiKam Splashscreen, and Updates on Oxygen and Air
[15:08]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Valnet on Moving to GNU/Linux on the Desktop/Laptop, Making It Work Better
[15:13]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems: FunOS, OpenBSD, and IBM Stuff https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_FunOS_OpenBSD_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_FunOS_OpenBSD_and.gmi 
[15:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems: FunOS, OpenBSD, and IBM Stuff
[15:15]	TR News	 (NEW):  Audiocasts, PostgreSQL, Ventoy and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Audiocasts_PostgreSQL_Ventoy_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Audiocasts_PostgreSQL_Ventoy_and_More.gmi 
[15:15]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Audiocasts, PostgreSQL, Ventoy and More
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[15:18]	TR News	Techrights Links 06/04/2026: Crackers Breached the European Commission, Why "Old Way of Campaigning Wont Cut It Anymore" https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Links_06_04_2026_Crackers_Breached_the_European_Commission_Why_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Links_06_04_2026_Crackers_Breached_the_European_Commission_Why_.gmi 
[15:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Links 06/04/2026: Crackers Breached the European Commission, Why "Old Way of Campaigning Wont Cut It Anymore"
[15:21]	TR News	"Aggregators like CAPCOM, Spacewalk, Comitium, Antenna, GTL, Cosmos and others are really really good. I love them and want to endorse them. They really help Gemini." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/gemini-centralization
[15:23]	TR News	"My sister and my whole family would say to me, Why are you wasting your time on that nonsense on TV, but I was a devoted viewer of all the stupid childrens programs and cartoons or dubbed shows on Educational TV" gemini://kolhaam.flounder.online/gemlog/2026-04-06_the_world_of_yesterday_the_world_of_tomorrow.gmi
[15:24]	TR News	Today I dont watch television at all. At most I listen to the radio and music. And when I do look at todays television, what I actually see is the telescreen from 1984mind-shaping, the pop-politics of a television that rapes you and slaughters your soul"
[15:25]	TR News	"24-hour broadcasts of war reports, routine sirens, missiles, interceptions, running to sheltersand meanwhile the government steals from the people their money, their rights, and their democracy as always, all in total lawlessness. Compared to the television of the past, the conclusion is that todays media aims to turn viewers into post-traumatic or mentally broken people for life"
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[15:48]	TR News	Techrights Observing Slop's Demise https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Observing_Slop_s_Demise.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Observing_Slop_s_Demise.gmi 
[15:48]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Observing Slop's Demise
● Apr 06
[16:13]	TR News	Techrights GAFAM Paying the Price for Pursuing US Military Money (Taxpayers' Money as 'Stimulus' With Strings Attached) https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/GAFAM_Paying_the_Price_for_Pursuing_US_Military_Money_Taxpayers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/GAFAM_Paying_the_Price_for_Pursuing_US_Military_Money_Taxpayers.gmi 
[16:13]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights GAFAM Paying the Price for Pursuing US Military Money (Taxpayers' Money as 'Stimulus' With Strings Attached)
[16:18]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linux 6.6.133 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Linux_6_6_133.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Linux_6_6_133.gmi 
[16:18]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Linux 6.6.133
[16:32]	TR News	Techrights IBM prioritises a "lot of smoke and hype and use of trending buzzwords" https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/IBM_prioritises_a_lot_of_smoke_and_hype_and_use_of_trending_buz.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/IBM_prioritises_a_lot_of_smoke_and_hype_and_use_of_trending_buz.gmi 
[16:32]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights IBM prioritises a "lot of smoke and hype and use of trending buzzwords"
[16:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi 
[16:33]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software
[16:40]	TR News	 (NEW):  South Africa: Windows Now Measured at 9%, an All-Time Low https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/South_Africa_Windows_Now_Measured_at_9_an_All_Time_Low.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/South_Africa_Windows_Now_Measured_at_9_an_All_Time_Low.gmi 
[16:40]	TR News	 (NEW):  Ubuntu 26.04 LTS makes it even easier to enable 10 years of security updates https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Ubuntu_26_04_LTS_makes_it_even_easier_to_enable_10_years_of_sec.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Ubuntu_26_04_LTS_makes_it_even_easier_to_enable_10_years_of_sec.gmi 
[16:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines South Africa: Windows Now Measured at 9%, an All-Time Low
[16:40]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Ubuntu 26.04 LTS makes it even easier to enable 10 years of security updates
[16:42]	TR News	 (NEW):  The 7 stages of becoming a real Linux user https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/The_7_stages_of_becoming_a_real_Linux_user.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/The_7_stages_of_becoming_a_real_Linux_user.gmi 
[16:42]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines The 7 stages of becoming a real Linux user
[16:52]	TR News	 (NEW):  5 hard truths about switching to Linux that Windows users need to hear https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/5_hard_truths_about_switching_to_Linux_that_Windows_users_need_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/5_hard_truths_about_switching_to_Linux_that_Windows_users_need_.gmi 
[16:52]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines 5 hard truths about switching to Linux that Windows users need to hear
[16:53]	TR News	Like Gulagboy's spouse. "According to police sources, the arrest follows allegations of rape made by a woman currently living in the United States. She publicly shared the accusation on social media on Friday, claiming that the incident took place a year ago during Lamsals visit to the US." https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/amp/news/artist-bale-arrested-over-rape-allegation-86-77.html
[16:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com | Artist Bale arrested over rape allegation - myRepublica - The New York Times Partner, Latest news of Nepal in English, Latest News Articles | Republica
[16:53]	TR News	 (NEW):  antiX 26 is the Linux distro that makes a 2009 laptop feel faster than a modern Chromebook https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/antiX_26_is_the_Linux_distro_that_makes_a_2009_laptop_feel_fast.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/antiX_26_is_the_Linux_distro_that_makes_a_2009_laptop_feel_fast.gmi 
[16:53]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines antiX 26 is the Linux distro that makes a 2009 laptop feel faster than a modern Chromebook
● Apr 06
[17:05]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Android_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Android_Leftovers.1.gmi 
[17:05]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Android Leftovers
[17:10]	TR News	Techrights "Free Speech, Free Press": What the World Needs to Improve https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Free_Speech_Free_Press_What_the_World_Needs_to_Improve.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Free_Speech_Free_Press_What_the_World_Needs_to_Improve.gmi 
[17:10]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights "Free Speech, Free Press": What the World Needs to Improve
[17:12]	TR News	Traps gemini://kodaro.it/msf/comics/021.Traps.webp
[17:12]	TR News	Today I learned about $RANDOM gemini://robida.net/entries/2026/04/06/today-i-learned-about-random
● Apr 06
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[18:48]	TR News	Attempt to steer RWKVv7 and ending up with configurable confidence gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2026/04-06-attempt-to-steer-rwkvv7-and-ending-up-with-configurable-confidence.gmi
[18:49]	TR News	"It was Jimmy Carter who first had solar panels installed onto the White House. Apparently the oil embargo of 1973 and other concerns had lit a fire under some, and warmed water while not magical will shave some bucks off the energy bill. "The Oil Crisis: This Time the Wolf Is Here" (1973) details some of the fire." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/04/06/span.gmi
[18:54]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 06/04/2026: Solar Panel Story and Centralisation https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Gemini_Links_06_04_2026_Solar_Panel_Story_and_Centralisation.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Gemini_Links_06_04_2026_Solar_Panel_Story_and_Centralisation.gmi 
[18:54]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Gemini Links 06/04/2026: Solar Panel Story and Centralisation
● Apr 06
[19:07]	TR News	Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 36 Out of 200: Claim KB-2024-003529 in a Nutshell (Microsoft Employee Does Terrible Things, Then Sues the Reporter in Another Continent) https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_36_Out_of_200_Claim_KB_2024_003529_in_a_N.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_36_Out_of_200_Claim_KB_2024_003529_in_a_N.gmi 
[19:07]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 36 Out of 200: Claim KB-2024-003529 in a Nutshell (Microsoft Employee Does Terrible Things, Then Sues the Reporter in Another Continent)
[19:22]	TR News	Techrights The Cloud of Smoke https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/The_Cloud_of_Smoke.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/The_Cloud_of_Smoke.gmi 
[19:22]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights The Cloud of Smoke
[19:35]	TR News	Techrights Wikileaks is About to Turn 20 https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Wikileaks_is_About_to_Turn_20.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Wikileaks_is_About_to_Turn_20.gmi 
[19:35]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights Wikileaks is About to Turn 20
[19:50]	TR News	Techrights What Matters is Software Freedom, Not the Brands https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/What_Matters_is_Software_Freedom_Not_the_Brands.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/What_Matters_is_Software_Freedom_Not_the_Brands.gmi 
[19:50]		-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social-techrights.org | Techrights What Matters is Software Freedom, Not the Brands
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● Apr 06
[05:01]	TR News	"series of explosive allegations and inconclusive lab results" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/legal-turmoil-charlie-kirk-death-case-1790241 | Source: International Business Times
[05:01]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.ibtimes.co.uk | Charlie Kirk's Alleged Shooter Tyler Robinson's Case Is Reportedly 'About To Be Dismissed' | IBTimes UK
[05:02]	TR News	"In a statement sent to the BBC" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg3nr83xyvo | Source: BBC
[05:02]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.bbc.com | German men aged 17-45 may need military approval for long stays abroad
● Apr 06
[08:15]	TR News	"Trump drops F-bomb and says Praise to Allah in wildest social media post yet" https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/05/trump-drops-f-bomb-says-praise-allah-wildest-social-media-post-yet-27862527/
[08:15]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-metro.co.uk | Trump drops F-bomb and says 'Praise to Allah' in wildest social media post yet | News US | Metro News
[08:17]	TR News	"The Other Hostage Crisis" https://emptywheel.net/2026/04/05/the-other-hostage-crisis/
[08:17]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-emptywheel.net | The Other Hostage Crisis - emptywheel
[08:17]	TR News	"So much winning" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/04/so-much-winning/
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[08:17]	TR News	"Living in Hell - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/living-in-hell
[08:17]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-paulkrugman.substack.com | Living in Hell - Paul Krugman
[08:18]	TR News	"Trump Makes Profanity-Laden Threat to Target Civilian Infrastructure in Iran - NOTUS News of the United States" https://www.notus.org/defense/trump-truth-social-power-plant-bridges-civilian-infrastructure-iran
[08:18]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.notus.org | Trump Makes Profanity-Laden Threat to Target Civilian Infrastructure in Iran - NOTUS News of the United States
[08:18]	TR News	"Trump issues expletive-laden Iran threat" https://www.semafor.com/article/04/05/2026/trump-issues-expletive-laden-iran-threat
[08:18]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-Trump issues expletive-laden Iran threat | Semafor
[08:21]	TR News	Men up to age 45 must obtain approval for longer stays abroad. | "Wehrpflicht: Mnner bis 45 mssen lngere Aufenthalte im Ausland genehmigen lassen - DER SPIEGEL" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/wehrpflicht-maenner-bis-45-muessen-laengere-auslandsaufenthalte-genehmigen-lassen-a-75dadcaa-967e-48be-abf9-bcd1000c0fd4
[08:21]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www-spiegel-de.translate.goog | Wehrpflicht: Mnner bis 45 mssen lngere Aufenthalte im Ausland genehmigen lassen - DER SPIEGEL
[08:22]	TR News	iophk: and a certain 'celebrity' declared on social control media that 'hell will reign' and closed by praising allah
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[13:03]	TR News	Explosives Found Near Key Gas Pipeline To Hungary, Serbia Says https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-explosives-gas-pipeline-hungary-balkan-stream/33725278.html
[13:03]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Explosives Found Near Key Gas Pipeline To Hungary, Serbia Says
[13:04]	TR News	Filmmaker Shih-Ching Tsou: In Taiwan, parents dont tell their children I love you https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2886391/filmmaker-shih-ching-tsou-in-taiwan-parents-don-t-tell-their-children-i-love-you
[13:04]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.lrt.lt | Filmmaker Shih-Ching Tsou: In Taiwan, parents dont tell their children I love you - LRT
[13:04]	TR News	Explosives discovered near gas pipeline to Hungary, says Serbia's president https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260405-explosives-discovered-near-pipeline-in-serbia-that-carries-russian-gas-leaders-say
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[14:07]	TR News	UN urges Pakistan to free activist Idris Khattak, citing health risks and legal obligations https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/04/un-urges-pakistan-to-free-activist-idris-khattak-citing-health-risks-and-legal-obligations/
[14:07]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.jurist.org | UN urges Pakistan to free activist Idris Khattak, citing health risks and legal obligations - JURIST - News
[14:09]	TR News	South Koreas Lee expresses regret to North Korea over drone incursion https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-lee-expresses-regret-to-north-korea-over-drone-incursion
[14:09]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | South Korea President Lee says he regrets reckless drones sent to North | The Straits Times
[14:09]	TR News	Malaysians must understand impact of Middle East conflict, says Anwar https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysians-must-understand-impact-of-middle-east-conflict-says-anwar
[14:09]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Malaysians must understand impact of Middle East conflict, says Anwar | The Straits Times
[14:10]	TR News	China Mourned an Education Influencer. The Grief Was a Quiet Revolt. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/business/china-mourned-an-education-influencer-the-grief-was-a-quiet-revolt.html
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[14:10]	TR News	China executes French citizen convicted of drug trafficking https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-executes-french-citizen-convicted-of-drug-trafficking
[14:10]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | China executes French citizen convicted of drug trafficking | The Straits Times
[14:11]	TR News	Taiwan opposition leader to visit China as Beijing ramps up reunification push https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-opposition-leader-to-visit-china-as-beijing-ramps-up-reunification-push
[14:11]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.straitstimes.com | Taiwan opposition leader to visit China as Beijing ramps up reunification push | The Straits Times
[14:12]	TR News	Once pro-independence, Taiwan opposition leader leans into China https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/06/once-pro-independence-taiwan-opposition-leader-leans-into-china/
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[14:21]	TR News	Nigeria troops rescue Easter worshippers after deadly church attack https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260406-nigeria-troops-rescue-easter-worshippers-after-deadly-church-attack-christians
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[14:38]	TR News	Ukraine Hits Russian Oil Facilities, Says At Least 1 Civilian Killed In Russian Strikes https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-oil-drone-strikes-donbas/33725223.html
[14:38]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rferl.org | Ukraine Hits Russian Oil Facilities, Says At Least 1 Civilian Killed In Russian Strikes
[14:38]	TR News	Pope Leo condemns violence of war in first Easter Mass amid Iran conflict https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260405-pope-leo-condemns-violence-of-war-in-first-easter-mass-amid-iran-conflict
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[14:39]	TR News	Ukraine's Zelensky meets Syrias new leader in Damascus, pushes military deals https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260405-ukraine-zelensky-meets-syria-new-leader-al-sharaa-in-damascus-pushes-military-deals
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[19:02]	admfubar	https://theintercept.com/2026/04/04/paula-white-iran-war-christian-evangelicals/
[19:02]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-theintercept.com | Trumps Religious Advisers See Iran as a Holy War for End Times
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[20:56]	admfubar	and that's the truth.. ppphhhttt!... https://www.rawstory.com/2676670798/
[20:56]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | Trump Truth Store abruptly shutters as demand hits floor: 'It all started with the war' - Raw Story
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[22:19]	admfubar	https://www.rawstory.com/rachel-alexander/
[22:19]		-TechPolBot/#techpol-www.rawstory.com | Right-wing pundit arrested for DUI after unsuccessfully trying to namedrop GOP sheriff - Raw Story